The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-10-07

SERIOUS misgivings have been caused at
ST. Petersburg in regard to the probable
outcome Of the shooting of members Of a
French hunting party on the Franco-Ger-
man frontier. 1t is generally believed
that if the German officials were at fault
the government viii give ample satisfac
tion.
JACOB RUPP, Of Woods Run, in Pitts
burgh. Pa, has written to Sheriff Matson
of Chicago for the contract for making
the ropes with which to hang the cons
demned Anarchists. Mr.. Rupp has made
the ropes used in every execution in
Allegheny County since 1840, and nearly
every one that has been used in the State.
FRANK A. STEVENS, a dealer in stoves
and tinware at Minneapolis, Mimi, made
an assignment on the 2Sth to S. A. Booth.
No statement of liabilities or assets could
be obtained. Stevens represents Fuller,
Warren & Co., manufacturers Of the we'll
known 'Stuarts" stoves.
ABOUT four hundred G. a. r. vetrans
visited Lincoln's tomb on the 29th.
THE Schnaebles boy has been sentenced
to three weeks Imprisonment by Ger
man court.
THE Franco-German shooting incident
has chilled the newIy-developed friend
ship between Russia and Germany.
PRINCE KAMATsU, uncle Of the Mikads
Of Japan, accompanied by his wife and
suite, arrived in Constantinople on the
Goth. The party, who are guests of the
Sultan, are lodged in the imperial kiosque.
ELECTIONS for members of the ServiaR
Skuptchina were held on the 10Th. Re
turns so far show the election of twenty.
four Liberals and thirteen Radicals.
A PLow manufacturers trust was
formed at Chicago on the 29th, about
thirty Western and Northwestern manu-
facturers signing the agreement. The
trust viii exercise the usual iron-clad re-
strictions.
THE Dublin Union asserts that since
January J, 1887, the National League has
received subscriptions amounting to e31,-
600, of which it has doled out only "a, 700
to the tenantry of Ireland. The balance,
the Union says, has not been accounted
for.
A STATUE of Francis Deake was unvailed
at Pesth on the 29th, in the presence of
Emperor Frances Joseph, Archduke
Joseph and other members of the royal
family, representatives of France, Italy,
Turkey and other distin guished persons.
Count Louis Tisza delivered a eulogy on
Deake, praising his services to Hungary.
AT the consistory to be held at Rome in
December the Pope will confer the car
dinalate upon Archbishop Richard of
Paris and Mgr. PersicO, at present on
special mission to Ireland, and will also
dinalate.
THE Volunteer beat the Thistle in the
second race Of the international series on
the Both, thus keeping the Americas cup
at home for another year at least.
THE next National enca npment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be held
at Columbus, o.
IT is estimated that the public debt was
reduced during September $16,500,000.
THE twenty first National encampment
of the g. A. r. closed or the Both.
CATHOLICS throughout Europe are much
incensed at the action of the Roman police
in seizing the Pope's jubilee medals be-
cause they bore an inscription desigNat-
ing the pontiff as a king.
The Grand Army of the Republic elect
ed Judge John p. Rea, of Minnesota, com
mander-in-chief; Nelson Cole, of st. Louis,
senior ice-cOmmander-in-chie John @.
LinahRn, junior vice e-commander-in-chisfi {
General Lawrence Donahue, of Washing
ton, surgeOn-general, and Rev. Edward
Anderson, of Connecticut, chaplain.
LOCAL free-traders met at Cleveland,
o., on the night of the 29th and issued an
invitation to the American Free -Trada
League to hold the next biennial conven-
tion in that city. The convention meeta
this month and the invitation will no doubt
be accepted.
THERE was received at the Treasury
Department on the Both a novel COM
| municatiOn from German capitalist in
| Berlin. He states that he has in his pos
| session a large number of bonds issued by
| the Confederate States of America, and
| after much persuasion by his friends he
has concluded to offer 81, 700 worth of
! them for redemption.
EIGHTEEN officers and forry-one nom
commissioned officers in ths Swedish
army arrived in New York on the Both on
| the Thingvalla Line steamship decIa to
/ attend the international drill in Chicago.
| On their return to New York E2cm Chi
! cago a dinner will be given in their ponor-
THE veteran firemsn of New York were
| in Cleveland, o., on the Both. They wsrS
met by a delegation of old-time fireazSn, !,
and in the tafternoon the visitor and
| others gave parade through the principal
/ streets. The New Workers held a receptions
! and concert at night.